The energy crisis has brought renewed interest in coal as a viable alternative for the production of energy. Oklahoma has substantial coal deposits within her boundaries which must be extracted by surface techniques if Oklahoma coal is to be mined...

The Oklahoma Geological Survey and The University of Oklahoma jointly sponsored the Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals, held in Norman at the Oklahoma Center for Continuing Education on the campus of The University of Oklahoma. Technical...

Research reported upon at the symposium includes work on basin history, sedimentation, stratigraphy, tectonics, petroleum exploration, source rocks, thermal history, oil characterization and migration, and hydrogeology. It is our hope that the...

Research reported at the symposium includes petroleum exploration and development, structure, sedimentation, diagenesis, petrography, geochemistry, biostratigraphy, dolomitization, and paleokarst. We hope that the symposium and these proceedings...

Research reported upon at the symposium focused on the geology and characterization of petroleum reservoirs in the southern Midcontinent. These reservoirs can be divided into three major categories: clastic, carbonate, and fractured reservoirs. ...

Research reported upon at the symposium focused on structural geology, tectonic evolution, petroleum reservoirs in various structural settings, development of oil and gas resources, geophysics, and neotectonics. In describing the various...

Red Rock Canyon State Park is located along U.S. Highway 281 just south of Hinton, in northeastern Caddo County, Oklahoma. The park is dissected by a south-flowing tributary of Sugar Creek, which in turn flows south-southeast into the Washita...

Research reported upon at the symposium focused on the following: types of FDD reservoirs, depositional settings, diagenetic history, reservoir characterization, and enhanced oil recovery. In describing the various FDD petroleum reservoirs in the...

Research reported upon at the symposium focused on geology, depositional settings, reservoir characterization, diagenetic history, enhanced oil recovery, and horizontal drilling. In describing the various petroleum reservoirs in the Simpson and...

Research reported upon at the symposium focused on meteorite-impact craters, exploration, hydrocarbon occurrences, reservoir characterization, geochemistry, remote sensing, recognition criteria, and alternative interpretations for the origin of the...

Oklahoma is a region of complex geology where several major sedimentary basins are set amongst mountain ranges and uplifts. The State contains many classic areas where fundamental concepts of geology, petroleum exploration, and minerals production...

Industrial minerals (which are the nonfuel, nonmetallic minerals that have potential for economic use) are widely distributed in Oklahoma, and many of them are being mined for local, regional, and national markets. Numerous and varied...

Mountains and streams define the landscape of Oklahoma. The mountains consist mainly of resistant rock masses that were folded, faulted, and thrust upward in the geologic past, whereas the streams have persisted in eroding less-resistant rock units...

The Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals is an annual meeting during which representatives of industry, government, and universities discuss the problems of geology, exploration, evaluation, and production of our important industrial...

Research reported on at the symposium focused on limestones and dolomites deposited in shall-marine, platform (shelf) environments. These carbonates are major sources of oil and gas in the southern Midcontinent, and they have great potential for...

Research reported upon at the symposium focused on sandstones and other clastic rock units deposited in shallow- or deep-water marine environments. These clastics are major sources of oil and gas in the southern Midcontinent, and they have great...

Research reported on at the symposium focused on the reservoirs, geologic events, and petroleum of rocks deposited during the Pennsylvanian and Permain Periods. Clastic and carbonate reservoirs of this age are major sources of oil and gas in the...

Research reported upon at the symposium focused on the reservoirs, geologic events, and petroleum of rocks deposited during the Silurian, Devonian, and Mississippian Periods. Clastic and carbonate reservoirs of this age are major sources of oil...

Research reported upon at the symposium focused on the reservoirs, geologic events, and petroleum in the numerous sedimentary basins of the region. Many clastic and carbonate reservoirs are major sources of oil and gas in the southern...

The evaporite karst session was held to because of the growing awareness of karst problems in evaporite rocks. Although evaporite deposits and their associated karst problems are widespread in the United States, they have received scant attention...

The purpose of this report is to inform readers about geologic hazards, natural and man-made, in Oklahoma. This information should be useful to homeowners, planners, elected officials, contractors, and others for making decisions that will avoid...